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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 532e1e09e02..24a21add0ba 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -53,21 +53,25 @@ struct wiphy *wiphy_new(struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv)
mutex_lock(&cfg80211_drv_mutex);
- if (unlikely(wiphy_counter<0)) {
+ drv->idx = wiphy_counter;
+
+ /* now increase counter for the next device unless
+ * it has wrapped previously */
+ if (wiphy_counter >= 0)
+ wiphy_counter++;
+
+ mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_drv_mutex);
+
+ if (unlikely(drv->idx < 0)) {
/* ugh, wrapped! */
kfree(drv);
return NULL;
}
- drv->idx = wiphy_counter;
/* give it a proper name */
snprintf(drv->wiphy.dev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE,
PHY_NAME "%d", drv->idx);
- /* now increase counter for the next time */
- wiphy_counter++;
- mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_drv_mutex);
-
mutex_init(&drv->mtx);
mutex_init(&drv->devlist_mtx);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&drv->netdev_list);